Owen Jones Design, Ornament, Architecture and Theory in an Age in Transition

Hrvol Flores, Carol A.

ISBN 10: 0847828042 / ISBN 13: 9780847828043

Editore: Rizzoli, New Yor, 2006

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First edition. Folio. 275 pp. Linen binding. Color illustrations. Thick glossy paper. Owen Jones was the innovative total designer in the nineteenth century that Frank Lloyd Wright was in the twentieth. He elevated British taste through education and by improving the design and manufacture of furniture, textiles, wallpaper, carpets, and other products. He transformed the thinking about architecture and decorative arts by introducing the psychology of perception. The author, Carol A. Hrvol Flores, PhD. is an architecture historian specializing in eighteenth through twentieth century British and American architecture. New in new dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover.

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• Titolo: Owen Jones Design, Ornament, Architecture and Theory in an Age in Transition
• Editore: Rizzoli, New Yor
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0847828042
• ISBN 13: 9780847828043
• Rilegatura: Cloth
• Disegnatore: Jones, Owne
• Edizione: First Edition
• Condizione: New
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: New

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Riassunto

In addition to being exceptionally lovely, this volume contains a useful and substantial text on Jones's career, theory, and contribution to the fields of architecture and architectural and decorative ornament. Flores (architecture and planning, Ball State U.), a specialist on Jones, describes Jones's buildings, designs, and publications as part of a coherent and full account of his career. The text is heavily illustrated with color and b&w plates, including many full-page plates, all of superb quality. The volume is oversized: 10.25x12.25". Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Carol A. Hrvol Flores is associate professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University and is currently program chair of the Nineteenth-Century Association. She is widely recognized as a leading authority on Owen Jones.

Carol A. Hrvol Flores is an architecture historian and associate professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University.